Foro Innova Valladolid 2015 - Elena Lugato

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Elena Lugato Executive Director of the European Academy for Education and Social Research Member of the Advisory Board of EPA

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Elena LugatoExecutive Director of the European Academy for Education and Social Research

Member of the Advisory Board of EPA

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Who we are

Communication Education

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What we do

Strategic roadmap and support from a project idea to EU Funding

Connection with the Brussels based European associations, networks, public and private organizations

Networking, lobbying, marketing and promotion

Education and professional improvement

EPA experts register members active in the field of EU project management and other EU affairs

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- To strongly project-oriented, not enough information on the actual market opportunities and commercialization strategy

- Company profile missing: has the company all the necessary skills to implement the market opportunity?

- Market situation, competitive solutions not mentioned

- Not really new to the market, not disruptive

- Commercialization concept missing; TRL too low

Unsuccessful proposalsSuccess rates are low, ranging from 6 to 10 per cent

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Evaluation Criteria

1. IMPACT

2. EXCELLENCE

3. IMPLEMENTATION

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Essential tips

- Provide concrete and realistic figures on the market size, the market share, the sales price

- Show at least 3 years of projection of sales volume, turnover and number of jobs created

- Describe your commercialisation plan

- Demonstrate that your project has a European or international dimension

Demonstrate that your project will generate revenues and create jobs

IMPACT

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Essential tips

- Show the added value of your idea

- Explain why it is viable and better than existing solutions

- Describe your commercialisation plan

- Demonstrate that you understand the risks

Your innovation has to be excellent, your product, process or service has to be disruptive

EXCELLENCE

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Essential tips

- Describe how you will organise your team

- Explaine if you intend to use external partners to bring competences that you don't have in your company

- Describe the time frame of your project, explain what they will do and what they will bring

- Demostrate that you understand the risks

You need to prove that you can make it

IMPLEMENTATION

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Ready to learn?9 – 10 – 11 November 2015The big opportunity for SMEs – SME Instrument under H2020

23 – 24 November 20152-Day Intensive Course: Write A Successful Proposal On EU Funding

10 – 11 December 2015Financial Management of EU Funded Projects & External Auditing

14 – 15 December 2015Erasmus+ Programme – Learn how to be successful in obtaining funds for education, training, youth, and sport

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Thank you for your attention!

[email protected]@academy-europa.eu

Skype: my-europa

[email protected]@europeanprojects.org

Skype: helpdesk.epa